senior software engineering Hardware Engineer ic · Posted Feb 9, 2026

About this role

AMD is hiring a senior-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Markham, Canada. The posting calls out experience with Frontend Development, Embedded Systems.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Location
Markham, Canada
Department
Engineering
Posted
Feb 9, 2026

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Job description

from AMD careers

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING 

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.  Together, we advance your career.  

THE ROLE:
AMD SERDES Technology Group develops high-performance electrical and optical transceivers in advanced CMOS PDKs.  We are seeking PHY circuit/link-architect.

 

THE PERSON:
The ideal candidate will have a background in electrical/optical PHY circuit/logic design and micro-architecture. He/she needs to be a self-starter who collaborates well with various functional teams and customers to successfully drive projects to completion.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Transceiver circuit/link micro-architecture definition, implementation, verification, and documentation:  clock generation and distribution, data path, DSP, CDR, calibration & adaptation loops
  • Top-level and block-level electrical/optical link budgeting and modeling.
  • Circuit design spec definition of transceiver building blocks (ADC, DAC, PLL, clock distribution, receiver front-end, transmitter front-end, serializer, deserializer, etc.)
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